Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1920 — GOOD JOB FOR JOE TUMULTY [ARTICLE]

GOOD JOB FOR JOE TUMULTY

To Be Appointed Judge of Court of Customs, Report. New York, Nov. 12. —According toi information reaching J here, President Wilson, is saving the appointment of a presiding judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals as a valedictory gift to his secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty. The salary Is SIO,OOO. per year, good for life and the duties are light. The court meets in Washington and panes upon appeals from lower decisions upon* the classification of ‘imports. Mrs. Tumulty last week purchased the old Governor Shephard home in Washington. The hours required to sit upon the bench are not such that Mr. Tumulty would not be able to devote considerable time fa tending to political affairs in New Jersey where he .has been active for years. The presiding judge of the courts Robert M. Montgomery, died some time ago.